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Blackberries (post #18396)

tap69 on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 06:51
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I would like to plant blackberries this year in my zone 5 garden in lower Michigan.  Can anyone recommend a good, thornless variety?  I have everbearing raspberries planted near the potential site, do I need to be concerned about cross-pollination?

Also, any recommendations on where to purchase...I have been checking and reading the major seed catalogs, Gurney, Burpee, etc.

Pat Santini
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Thornless blackberries (post #18396, reply #1 of 1)

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Ruth in reply to tap69 [original] on Wed, 01/19/2011 - 09:51

I have Chesters (see my blog post http://www.vegetablegardener.com/item/3253/thornless-blackberries) and I've been pretty happy with them. As for catalogs, take a look at Indiana Berry, which is in the Midwest, as you are. https://indianaberry.com/ They offer lots of thornless blackberries. I'd suggest phoning the company and asking for a good variety for your location. That's what I did when I ordered my blackberry plants from Nourse Farms, a Massachusetts nursery (I'm in Connecticut).

You can probably also find out about the risks of cross pollination, too. I don't have an answer for that.

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